Some businesses are cutting back operating hours to deal with the sudden loss of workers.
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Struggling Maine restaurants push for more federal relief
Hundreds of Maine restaurants missed out on industry-specific relief funds, with only 43% of applicants receiving grants.
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Arundel elementary school closes because of COVID-19 exposures
The Mildred L. Day School will shift to remote learning through Sept. 12 because 143 people were identified as close contacts of positive cases and must quarantine.
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First responders nationwide resist COVID vaccine mandates
Despite deaths in their ranks, police officers and other first responders are among those most hesitant to get vaccinated, and their cases continue to grow.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Portland Downtown proposes using rescue funds for public toilets, water fountains
The group, which advocates for downtown businesses, wants the city to use emergency pandemic cash to provide a different kind of relief.
Posted inNation & World
Wealthy nations will have 1.2 billion vaccine doses they don’t need
They could vaccinate about 80 percent of their populations over the age of 12 and move ahead with booster programs – and still have large quantities to redistribute globally.
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Hospitals in crisis in least vaccinated state: Mississippi
Just 38 percent of the state’s 3 million people inoculated is driving a surge in cases and hospitalizations that is overwhelming medical workers.
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Florida grapples with COVID-19’s deadliest phase yet
The disaster is driven by the highly contagious delta variant.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine CDC reports 491 COVID-19 cases as summer surge intensifies
The seven-day average of new cases reaches 384 after a week where some daily totals exceeded 600.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Many health care providers are exempt from Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Not covered by the mandate are private physician practices, urgent care clinics and other health care providers not affiliated with a hospital or other facility specified in the emergency rule.